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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Aug 24, 2006 18:15:21 GMT
It was hours after teaching time and Rhiannon had picked up on an unusual trail when finishing up on her lesson. If teacherhood had given her anything, it would be the exhilarating freedom that no student could have without breaking the rules. She was wandering deeper into the forest, only becoming aware of how dense it was when the thick, tangled branches above began blocking out the sunlight. Running a hand through her hair, she grabbed the slender elm wand sticking out of the front pocket of her scruffy work jeans, and muttered Lumos under her breath.
The instant light illuminated the trail that simply led straight ahead -- but something was wrong -- the trail had been crossed roughly by another set of tracks that she knew all too well. Rhia furrowed her brow and knelt down upon the ground, her palm slowly exploring the area.. suddenly she whipped her hand back when she touched something far from solid. Bowing her head further to the ground, she hovered her glowing wand over the patch of earth -- her eyes widening.[/color] |
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 16, 2006 11:35:32 GMT
Watching the new proffessor from a safe distance Munchy saw her put her hand to the ground. His hand insticntivly went to his wand. This could be interesting... If this meddlesome new teacher found out too much he had no idea how to silence her... he had vowed to himself that all he was doing was to save hogwarts, if he attacked another teacher it would be hogwarts undoing. However, he though to himself, the events that had just occured in the library would be his undoing anyway.... (ooc: that is still to come, Click Here...).Munchy prayed that Prof. Jones would not discover the nature of the liquid her hand was in. |
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 16, 2006 12:28:40 GMT
Rhian had always had pretty good senses, though after years of working with dangerous magical creatures, you could almost say they had been forced to improve dramatically. Her work in the ministry had got her into some life-threatening situations, so she had learnt to always be aware of everything around, which was why she knew she was being watched.
She pretended to puzzle over the substance on the ground, when actually putting all of her concentration into listening for any sign of movement or sound - whoever or perhaps whatever it was, were keeping very still. She let her mind wonder whether the culprit was the one so very close, but the only thing she could be certain about was that whatever was committing such a crime would have to stopped, and as soon as physically possible.
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 16, 2006 13:06:16 GMT
Carefully Munchy picked up a stone and thew it far away from him hoping to distract the professor. However he knew it was in vain. He prepared himself and stood sharply pointing his wand at the witch and shouting 'Expelliarmus!'
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 16, 2006 13:41:51 GMT
Before she knew it, a man had stepped out from behind some dense bushes and aimed a spell straight for Rhiannon. She felt her lit wand slipping immediately out of her fingers, without hope of returning. Jumping up to stand, she faced the man slightly breathless as she attempted to control her anger. 'You?' She gave out an almost wild, unbelieving laugh at the realisation of who she was facing. Her normal charm and cheeriness had disappeared.
'Give me back my wand.' She didn't know what was going on nor why the school librarian was disarming her in the middle of the Forbidden Forest, but she was definately not enjoying the wandless predictment she was in.. particularly when the man with the power had such a look in his eye.
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 16, 2006 16:02:42 GMT
"Why hello Professor Jones. I'm not sure we've been formally introduced." Munchy smiled menacingly. "Dr Munchy Bunchington, at your service."
Munchy marched forwards purposfully. He had little time to be messing about. Keeping his wand firm in his hand, pointed at the meddlesome witch he dropped low to the ground and dipped his finger into the patch of unicorn blood. He drew it to his mouth and licked his finger dry. He did it again and this time he could feel his body returning to its once former glory. - Why did I ever think that this wouldn't last. I can stay alive forever! He though to himself.
"Now, what on earth can i do with you?"
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 16, 2006 17:40:39 GMT
Rhia didn't like the look of his smile.. it wasn't happy.. it wasn't normal.. and it certainly wasn't sane. She watched in digust as he bent down to the ground and in a horridly satisfied matter, licked the pure unicorn blood off his fingers. Rhian flinched - she understood better than most the crime of drinking the blood of a unicorn. She watched the energy running into him, and it was sickening.
'Now, what on earth can i do with you?'
Rhiannon shot her head towards him and recovered her voice. 'You can give me back my wand.' Distract him... its the only way... just more time...
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 16, 2006 17:50:01 GMT
"No... I'm not stupid." Munchy growled, he was becoming feral. "If i give it to you then we're even. I can't have that. No... I've got to..." Munchy pause to think. The only voice in his head was saying. Kill! Kill! Nothing in him could hold him back... except a memory... the face of the girl... he pitied her, he gave her a release. This wasn't the same...
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 16, 2006 18:21:55 GMT
Rhiannon continued to stare at him, her composure returning -- she had to watch his every move if she was going to seize her chance. That was when it hit her, she remembered her first day on the job at Hogwarts and feeling faint recognition at the sight of the librarian.. 'You worked at the ministry!' She exclaimed in her realisation, never forgetting the wand pointed right at her. 'You resigned in protest.. there was this whole big fuss created..' It had been right at the start of her ministry career, nearly ten years ago now, but the uproar was clear in her mind. 'I remember... "the most respected auror in the business", gone.. it was you.'
She now looked at the aged man with a new outlook and felt confusement rise in her. 'What has happened to you?' She shook her head. 'Why are you doing this?'
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 17, 2006 11:52:19 GMT
"Its all for the same reason my dear!" Munchy tried to explain. "I left to protect hogwarts... I'm doing all this to protect hogwarts. No one else can stop the ministry... I know their plan... I can stop them..." Nothing was clear in Munchy's mind except his desire to protect the school. Anything that put that at risk was a threat, this included Prof. Jones.
Suddenly a thought dawned in Munchy's head. She's working for the ministry!
"What are your plans?! Who put you up to this? I wont let you do it!" He screamed at the professor.
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 17, 2006 12:29:01 GMT
'Protect Hogwarts??' She repeated, staring at the ex-Auror before her. 'And how exactly is disarming the Care of Magical Creatures teacher going to help you do that?!' Her cheeks were flushed in anger at how nonsensical it all seemed. 'Are you trying to tell me that the Ministry are planning to do something to Hogwarts?' Rhiannon had never particularly liked the ministry, even when she had been working there, but she couldn't see them doing anything bad to the school.
'What are your plans?! Who put you up to this? I wont let you do it!'
'You're mad.. completely and utterly mad..' Rhian shook her head in disbelief. 'You think that I'm working for them don't you?! Well I can assure you I came to this school to escape that place myself!' Her Welsh accent was becoming more and more pronounced in her anger... as she forgot about who she was talking to... as she forgot that it would only anger him more... as she forgot that it wasn't she who held all the power...[/color]
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 17, 2006 12:39:32 GMT
"Silence!" Munchy roared drawing himself up to his full hight, towering over Rhiannon. "MAD?! MAD?! Tell me the truth or i'll give you true madness... true pain!"
"CRUCIO!" Munchy roared his command and watched with glee as his spell begun and worked its power over Rhiannon.
"Your pain means nothing, only hogwarts matters!" He screamed like a madman in to the night sky.
"Hogwarts will remain free forever!"
Munchy lowered his wand and wiped away a trickle of blood that was working its way down his face like a tear.
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 17, 2006 12:52:53 GMT
Rhiannon was breathing hard and fast, immediately regretting how she had spoken.. he would make her pay for her hot head and she knew it. The words were screamed, she fell roughly to the ground... the pain was nothing like she had ever felt before, she writhed and yelled out loud, it was if her very bones were on fire. She thought her head was going to explode with pain... it was so bad... o ddrwg i waeth... let it end, please let it end... she no longer cared if the end meant life or death...
It stopped.
She took a huge intake of air, and held her chest where her heart was still pounding harder than ever before. She supported herself up, feeling weaker from the spell and spoke very slowly. 'I am not working for them, I care about Hogwarts as much as you!' But how can you convince a man so clouded by his determination?[/color]
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Post by Dr. Bunchington on Sept 18, 2006 9:24:13 GMT
Munchy snapped back to reality for a brief moment. "Prove it..." He instructed.
Just as quickly he snapped back to his madness. "You can't can you..! You're all the same... Lies, every word a lie... These children here, they rely on you. They're weak, defenceless... What is it you want with them... What? Tell me!"
Once again Munchy pointed his wand and the cowering woman.
"Tell me!"
That instant he snapped back again.
"No." He said to himself. "This is wrong... You don't know... you're too young..."
A memory flickered into his mind...
"I know you... Did we meet? I know your face... So young..."
His words were begining to loose sense. His mind was pickled by the blood... thoughts came and went as if they were driftwood floating by...
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Post by Rhiannon Dorvalle on Sept 18, 2006 10:22:51 GMT
(( Rhian is rather offended that you described her as "cowering", haha! ))
It was if the man before her was split in two.. the main fight was within himself, as sense tried to battle over paranoia. Something not unlike relief flooded through Rhian as sense finally seemed to prevail.
'I know you... Did we meet? I know your face... So young...'
'Yes... Yes...' She stated with some urgency. 'I was in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures... I had only joined a few months before you resigned...' Her explanation was brisk, there was no telling when his state would flip again. 'I swear I know nothing of these plans and this isn't the way to stop them.'
Then it hit her. 'What else have you been doing?' She eyed him suspiciously - he must have been planning to do something for a while - what was to say he hadn't already started? 'What have you done?' She finally found the strength to stand up, and took a step closer to him. 'You've already done something haven't you?'[/color]
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